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John Joseph Montgomery

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John James Montgomery (c. 1858 – October 31, 1911) was an aviation pioneer, inventor, professor at Santa Clara College. On August 28, 1883 he made the first manned, controlled, heavier-than-air flight in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego, California. San Diego's Montgomery Field (MYF), one of the busiest airports for small planes in the United States, is named for John J. Montgomery. In 1946, John J. Montgomery's life was portrayed in the movie Gallant Journey starring Glenn Ford and Janet Blair.

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